Chapter 1121 A big step forward for the Huaian Army
The arrival of the emperor was an unexpected event for Shen Yi.
For this reason, he had to stay with the emperor for more than a month, which caused the Huai'an army's war operations to be almost at a standstill except for the Battle of Ningyang.
Fortunately, this does not have much impact on the overall situation.
Because Shen Yi suffered a lot of casualties after occupying Yanzhou, and he was currently resting and recruiting new soldiers.
The arrival of the emperor only slightly prolonged this rest and recuperation process.
If the gains from the Ningyang battle are included, even the Huai'an army still made a little profit?
Facing Master Shen's question, the three generals looked at each other, and Su Ding and Xue Wei invariably cast their eyes on Ling Su.
After all, in terms of qualifications, Ling Su is undoubtedly the number one person under Shen Yi.
He was not too humble. After thinking about it, he lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, the direct north of Yanzhou is Jinan Prefecture."
"Previously, the Qi people retreated from Ningyang and also to Jinan Prefecture."
"Moreover, Jinan is the provincial capital of Shandong, so it must be well-defended. My subordinate's idea is not to take Jinan for the time being, but to start with other prefectures in Shandong. First, other prefectures are relatively easy to fight, and if We divide our forces to attack the city, and the Qi people cannot completely ignore it."
"When the time comes, they will most likely divide their forces and defeat them one by one. It will be much easier than attacking Jinan Mansion directly."
Shen Yi looked at the other two people. Su Ding looked at Xue Wei and was waiting for General Xue to speak. Xue Wei touched Su Ding with his arm and took a step back silently.
General Su had no choice but to lower his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, I have the same opinion as General Ling."
"Judging from the previous battle of Yanzhou, if the Qi people stick to one city, it will be difficult to break it, especially a big city like Jinan. Even if it takes human lives to fill it, I'm afraid it won't be able to fill it."
"Attack other state capitals first. If the people of Qi want to save face, they can't ignore them."
After hearing what these two people said, Shen Yi glanced at Xue Wei.
Xue Mangzi was still injured at the moment. After coughing, he grinned and said, "Mr. Shen, I think the same thing."
Mr. Shen rolled his eyes at this guy, then stretched out his hand to knock on the table and said, "It's rare that you all agree on the same thing, so let's follow this idea and divide the respective prefectures."
Shen Yi took out a map of Shandong and hung it in his commander's tent. Then he looked at Ling Su and said, "General Ling takes Dongchang Mansion?"
Ling Su stood up, lowered his head and said, "General, take your orders!"
Shen Yi pointed his finger at the position of Dongchang Mansion and said: "The Qi troops in Dongchang Mansion should not be very large, and this battle will not end in a day or two, so I am not worried that General Ling will be in Dongchang Mansion. Suffer a loss."
After a pause, he pointed to the west of Dongchang Mansion and said, "However, Dongchang Mansion is close to Daming Mansion. Although this is not the boundary of Shandong, it is no different from the boundary of Shandong."
"General Ling must pay attention to the enemy attack from Daming Mansion."
Ling Su looked calm, lowered his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, our right army will follow your flexible combat tactics, Mr. Shen. On the battlefield, when it comes to adapting to changes, it will be too late , I will follow the methods taught by you, Mr. Shen, to retreat when the enemy advances."
Shen Yi nodded, looked at Su Ding, and asked, "General Su takes Qingzhou Mansion?"
Qingzhou Prefecture is located due east of Jinan Prefecture. If we look at the area alone, the area of Qingzhou Prefecture is several times that of Dongchang Prefecture.
However, because there is no need to worry about enemies on both sides, the war pressure in Qingzhou Prefecture may not be higher than that in Dongchang Prefecture.
Su Ding was obviously already prepared for Shen Yi's proposal. He looked calm, stood up, lowered his head and saluted: "The general will accept your order."
Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei, who was still coughing. The smile on his face faded and he said, "Xue Wei, lead the troops to capture Laizhou Prefecture and ascend to the Prefecture Prefecture."
Hearing Shen Yi's words, both Ling Su and Su Ding's expressions changed slightly. Xue Mangzi himself scratched his head and said: "Mr. Shen, the left and right armies are leaving Yanzhou to fight. If the last general If the vanguard army leaves Yanzhou again, if the Qi people from Jinan go south to capture Yanzhou, wouldn't our hard work of almost half a year be ruined in one day?"
Mr. Shen lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "You three don't have to think about Yanzhou's safety issues."
"My Chinese military guard camp will stay in Yanzhou and guard Yanzhou City to prevent the Qi people from going south."
When the three generals heard this, they looked at each other.
As we all know, the Chinese army is not the main force in combat, and most of Shen Yi's Chinese army guard camps are firearms-based troops. Once they fight head-on, they will have no combat effectiveness.
When Ling Su was about to speak, Su Ding suddenly remembered something. He looked up at Shen Yi and said thoughtfully: "Mr. Shen, did your Majesty leave a force of forbidden troops behind before he left?"
Mr. Shen yawned and said with a smile: "Yes, fifteen thousand people were left behind."
After a pause, he continued: "However, I am not prepared to keep all of these fifteen thousand people in Yanzhou, so I will divide them among the left and right armies with five thousand each."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and added: "It should be noted that these forbidden troops are temporarily lent to our Huai'an Army by His Majesty, so they are not allowed to be broken up and incorporated into the Huai'an Army."
"Each of you will lead five Qianhu Camps of the Forbidden Army. When the war in Shandong comes to an end, these Forbidden Army will still have to return to Jiankang."
After hearing this, the three of them couldn't bear it any longer.
Ling Su and Su Ding both lowered their heads and said: "Mr. Shen, it is risky to guard Yanzhou with ten thousand people. It is better to keep these forbidden troops in Yanzhou!"
Xue Wei coughed twice violently, and then said: "Mr. Shen, why don't we transfer the remaining 5,000 people from the Forbidden Army to the general, and the general will give you 5,000 people from the vanguard army."
After a pause, he said: "We have our own people in the Huai'an Army, so they can be used easily."
After saying that, he coughed violently a few more times.
When Shen Yi heard his cough, he couldn't help but frowned and asked, "The injury is not healed yet?"
Xue Wei fell off his horse earlier. The fall was really serious. More than a month has passed and he still hasn't recovered.
Xue Wei smiled bitterly and said: "The doctor said that if the internal organs are injured, they need to be nursed back to health slowly before they can be nursed back to health."
Shen Yi stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "How about you take a break first and let Wan Zhong lead the vanguard to Laizhou Mansion?"
Xue Wei quickly shook his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I will not be in the way."
Mr. Shen frowned: "Don't let the root cause of disease fall on you in the future. If you have a good body, you will end up with a disease."
Xue Wei lowered his head, coughed twice, and said nothing.
Shen Yi returned to his seat, looked at the three people, and made his decision:
"From now on, I will personally take over the affairs here in Yanzhou, so you don't have to interfere with the war in Yanzhou."
"A big city like Yanzhou can be defended by five thousand people for a long time. The five thousand people of the Imperial Army are here just for emergencies."
"I am at least confident that I will be able to support you until you come back for help."
Having said this, he looked at the three of them and said in a deep voice: "Three of you, this is the first time that our Huai'an Army has completely split up and fought separately since its formation, and it is a three-front battle."
"Since we are so far apart, here in Yanzhou, I can only ensure your logistics and supplies of food and grass as much as possible. However, specific war issues must be decided by you on your own."
Shen Yi looked serious and said: "This is a severe test for our Huai'an Army, and it is also a process that the Huai'an Army must go through to become a strong army."
"After passing this hurdle, the three of you can truly become independent generals. Our Huai'an Army can also be completely flexible in future battles."
When Mr. Shen said this, he knocked on the table lightly and said in a deep voice: "This is a rare opportunity for me and you."
"This is the time for a man to make great achievements!"
The three generals stood up in unison and bowed their heads to Master Shen.
"The last general will wait and I will definitely live up to Duke Shen's high expectations!"